Hon. Justice Reuben Nyambati Nyakundi

Hon. Justice Reuben Nyambati Nyakundi was born in Kisii County

 

 Appointment to Judicial Service

• Joined the judicial service as a District Magistrate II, in 1987
• Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2015
• Served as Presiding Judge at Kajiado, Malindi and Eldoret High Courts.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Executive Master of Business Administration, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2013.
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, University of Nairobi,1986
• Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, 1987
• Admitted to the Bar in 1989.

 

Training Attended

• Dynamics of Leadership and Policy for the common good, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• Professional Development, University of Minnesota, USA as a fellow in the Hubert H Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
• Judicial Administration, RIPA UK International
• International Protection and Refugee Law by UNHCR
• Refugee Studies Program, University of Oxford 1996 International Summer School.
• Trainer of Trainers on International Protection and Refugee Law by UNHCR and Swiss Confederation Federal Office for Migration
• Judiciary and Human Rights by the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association, Cape Town, South Africa
• Environmental Law and its Enforcement by the Institute for Law and Environmental Governance.
• Global Development and Social Justice by Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
• Court Administration, Judicial Reform and Change Management. KJA
• Strategic Leadership Development Programme, Kenya School of Government
• Certificate on personal Leadership by Peak Performance Consultants (2021)
• Certificate on jurisprudence of Equity program (JEP) on the application of International Human Rights Legal Instruments Training of Trainers by the Kenya Women Judges Association.
• Team Work in Times of change’ by the judiciary in conjunction with International Development Law Organization (IDLO).

 

Previous Experience

• Magistrate at Migori, Gatundu, Garissa, Milimani Commercial Magistrate’s Court and Milimani Commercial Law Courts
• Head of Station at Makadara, Nyeri, Bungoma and Kakamega Law Courts
• Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Commercial and Tax Division.
• Worked with Kawangware Integrated Group, as a trainer on HIV / AIDS awareness.

 

Other Responsibilities

 

Presiding Judge, Eldoret High Court

 

Interests

 

• Playing Golf
• Reading,
• Coaching and mentorship of teens and young adults.
• Volunteering in community and church social programmes
• Yoga
• Social and professional networking.